looking for ride to peacock on Saturday If anyone is driving up from E/central Honolulu and has room for me please call me on 520-3680 – Nick
Running Hope Through America Comes to Oahu on June 12
Aloha Athletes, On June 12th (yes that is the same day as Mango Madness), Lisa Smith-Batchen will be coming to Oahu as part of her 50 miles in 50 States, Running Hope Through America adventure. I am assisting with this event and will have more details soon. This event will take place at Ala Moana…
Sat. Training Alt. 4-3-10 Makapu’u Lighthouse Run
Just in case someone wants to hang on the windward side, I'm running from my house in Kailua to the Makapu'u lighthouse, and may keep going around. Who knows? If you want an adventure run with no drops or way back to your car besides running, let me know. This will be a casual run…
Saturday Training 4-3-10 “Peacock”
Aloha Athletes ! With just a week before the HURT Trail Series race "Top of Tantalus 7 Mile" we decided to sneak-in just one more Saturday at Peacock Flats. You know the drill…7:00 am start from the Dillingham Airfield parking lot…stash at the "intersection". Cheryl said last week was a blast, with lots of fun…
Saturday Training 3-27-10 “Peacock” Options
Aloha Athletes ! This Saturday has several options. If you want to start early, call Cheryl @ 277-4960…otherwise the "regular" starting time will be 7:00 am, but I have no idea who will be there…no guarantees. There will also be a late start at 8:30 am. Hope to see a bunch of you out there….
Fundraiser–Moanalua 6 Mile Trail Series Race Saturday March 20
The first race in the HURT Trail Series for 2010 is a fundraiser for the HPU Cross Country team. HURT members have long been involved in local school running programs. This is a great way to have some fun and support other runners. Since this is the first time we have held a trail series…
Back to Running…..in California
After a stressful 6 month sabbatical and binging a little I am now sober and back to running. I have been in California since Dec. 26 wainting for my divorce to go through and started my running two weeks ago with a 7 mile trail run (1:45). Then it struck me hard…..the fever broke and…
First Race: Moanalua 6 Mile in the HURT Trail Series Saturday March 20
The first race in the HURT Trail series is on the Moanalua Valley Trail. Moanalua trail is one of the "easier" trails around, but will serve as a good warm up for the trail series. Distance will be approximately 6.2 miles to make it a 10k., it will be an out-and-back course. Directions, you will…
The Big Island Traverse – A hui hou
Our eight year Hawaii sojourn is rapidly coming to a close, with a mainland departure slated for early June 2010. My wife Diane has finished the didactic portion of her PhD and will defend her dissertation on April 23rd. She will then complete a yearlong clinical internship and another year of postdoc work in Newington,…
Fun Run to The Sun Race Report
Run To The Sun Run Report (OK after reading and looking at this, I really miss this run! Thanks for the report and photos. Aloha, Bob) On Saturday March 6th @ 0430 Hrs a hardy bunch of about 12 runners took off from the Ale House and started their ascent up Haleakala Volcano. A…
Trail Light Alert
Just a note to let you know that Costco has a pair of "Techlight Tactical" lights for sale for about $20. There is a $5 off coupon in their latest mailing. Fifteen bucks for 2 good lights! The posted power is 160 lumens. It seems a fair assessment of the light. Not quite as good…